Where does “ოინი” come from?
ოინი (Georgian) comes from Ottoman Turkish اویون, from Proto-Turkic *ōyun, from Proto-Turkic oy- — to play, jump; to play; to jump.
ოინი (Georgian): prank, trick
Ancestry of “ოინი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | اویون | game; performance, play; trick, ruse, deception |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *ōyun | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | oy- | to play, jump; to play; to jump |